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China, the first affected by the Covid-19, wanted to be reassuring Wednesday after the discovery in the country of a strain of swine flu virus with characteristics of a potential pandemic.
According to a study published Monday in the American scientific journal PNAS, researchers discovered in China a strain of swine flu virus which “have all the essential characteristics showing a high adaptability to contaminate humans”.
The viruses are called G4 and are genetically descended from the H1N1 strain, causing a previous pandemic in 2009.
Asked about it, a spokesperson for Chinese diplomacy, Zhao Lijian, minimized the danger on Wednesday, saying that his country would continue “to monitor the disease, give the alert (if necessary) and deal with it in time.” timely ”.
The authors of this study are scientists from Chinese universities and the Chinese Center for Disease Prevention and Control. According to the study, relatively many people in contact with pigs were infected (10.4%).
“The experts concluded that the sample size cited in the report is small and not representative,” said Mr. Zhao.
Scientists say the G4 viruses have already spread to humans, but there is no evidence that they can be transmitted from human to human.
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